Defending champion:
Stefanos Tsitsipas (1) who defeated Alex de Minaur (2) 2-4 4-1 4-3(3) 4-3(3)
- Wildcard Jannik Sinner (8) defeated Alex de Minaur (1) 4-2 4-1 4-2
This is the second year of the event, and both times de Minaur has been undefeated going into the final, only to lose the ultimate prize.
Sinner dominated the final, winning 55 points to 38, but it was his ability to save break points that frustrated the Australian. Nine chances were presented to de Minaur, and he converted none.
Nevertheless, this was not a standard ATP tournament, again trialling a number of ideas of what might be considered changes to the rules of tennis in the future (hopefully way into the future).
So Alex shouldn’t be too upset as he packs up his racquets for a momentary rest.
He finishes 2019 at #18 in the world and his conqueror, Sinner #95. The 18 year old Italian has come on the scene in a big way, and expect that ranking to improve significantly in 2020.
No comments:
Post a Comment